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प्रश्न
Identify the following Credit Control measures undertaken by the Central Bank during inflation.
The Central Bank increases the rate at which it lends to the Commercial Bank.
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उत्तर
Increasing the lending rate to commercial banks is referred to as increasing the Bank Rate. By increasing the bank rate, the cost of borrowing for commercial banks rises, leading to higher lending costs for businesses and consumers. This reduces the effects of inflation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following is a selective/qualitative method of credit control?
Explain how credit rationing helps to control credit in an economy.
During deflation, the Central Bank usually ______.
______ is a quantitative method of credit control.
Match the following and select the correct option:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (i) | A rate of interest at which the central bank (RBI) lends money to member commercial banks to meet they long term needs. | A. | Cash Reserve Ratio |
| (ii) | A rate of interest at which RBI lends money to commercial banks to meet their short term needs. | B. | Statutory liquidity ratio |
| (iii) | A minimum percentage of total deposits kept by banks with the Central Bank. | C. | Repo rate |
| (iv) | A minimum percentage of total deposits to be kept by banks inform of liquid assets with themselves. | D. | Bank rate |
Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:
Assertion (A): Increase in cash reserve ratio adversely affects the capacity of commercial banks to create credit.
Reason (R): An increase in cash reserve ratio reduces the excess reserves of commercial banks and hence limits their credit creating power.
Briefly explain the following credit control method adopted by the Central Bank.
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The Central Bank is the apex monetary institution of the country. Explain its role of a custodian of foreign exchange reserves.
Explain the following function of the central bank of a country.
Fixation of margin requirement on secured loans.
Describe two quantitative credit control measures of the Central Bank.
